Revised European Social Charter

Karin Lukas, Senior Researcher and Head of Department, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights, Austria, and President, European Committee of Social Rights

• Contents: Foreword by Manfred Nowak Foreword by Giuseppe Palmisano Introduction PART I GENERAL ISSUES REGARDING THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL CHARTER 1. The European Social Charter its history, application, procedures and impact 2. Methodology of the Commentary PART II SUBSTANTIVE PROVISIONS OF THE REVISED EUROPEAN SOCIAL CHARTER Article 1 The right to work Article 2 The right to just conditions of work Article 3 The right to safe and healthy working conditions Article 4 The right to a fair remuneration Article 5 The right to organise Article 6 The right to bargain collectively Article 7 The right of children and young persons to protection Article 8 The right of employed women to protection of maternity Article 9 The right to vocational guidance Article 10 The right to vocational training Article 11 The right to protection of health Article 12 The right to social security Article 13 The right to social and medical assistance Article 14 The right to benefit from social welfare services Article 15 The right of persons with disabilities to independence, social integration and participation in the life of the community Article 16 The right of the family to social, legal and economic protection Article 17 The right of children and young persons to social, legal and economic protection Article 18 The right to engage in a gainful occupation in the territory of other Parties Article 19 The right of migrant workers and their families to protection and assistance Article 20 The right to equal opportunities and equal treatment in matters of employment and occupation without discrimination on the grounds of sex Article 21 The right to information and consultation Article 22 The right to take part in the determination and improvement of the workingconditions and working environment Article 23 The right of elderly persons to social, legal and economic protection Article 24 The right to protection in cases of termination of employment Article 25 The right of workers to the protection of their claims in the event of the insolvency of their employer Article 26 The right to dignity at work Article 27 The right of workers with family responsibilities to equal opportunities and equal treatment Article 28 The right of workers’ representatives to protection in the undertaking and facilities to be accorded to them Article 29 The right to information and consultation in collective redundancy procedures Article 30 The right to protection against poverty and social exclusion Article 31 The right to housing PART III SELECTED PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS OF THE REVISED EUROPEAN SOCIAL CHARTER Article E Non-discrimination Article G Restrictions Bibliography Index 377

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